Hi Lovelies, It looks like winter is officially here. It’s been colder and I’ve been “babying” the ranunculus in the polytunnel on the extra cold nights. I’ll talk more about that in a second. Things seem to be way busier than they should be right now. But, it’s definitely been “one of those” weeks. Just today, when I was dragging the grocery bags into my house – the neighbors opened their bedroom window and started screaming profanities at me. At first, I didn’t think they were talking to me, why would they be? But, it turns out they were – and why, you may wonder? Well, it was because I…

Hi Lovelies, There’s beauty in everything – in bare stems and in moldy leaves – it’s just, sometimes you’ve just got to look a littler closer to find it. When it’s over, the cycle begins again and we rejoice at the promise of the future and something new. I knew that it was coming – but I still wasn’t ready. The frost: it’s the end, but also the beginning – of the future, and an infinite number of things which could be. Here are some captures of the mess. If you stop to look beyond the surface, you can always find something beautiful. Much love, folks.

Hi Lovelies, One of my main missions this year was to document my failures and successes in the garden. This season started pretty disastrous and it wasn’t until recently that I’ve felt as if I’ve finally somewhat pulled it all together. Alas, some victories are not meant to be had. This week I’ll be taking a look at a dahlia that I’ve grown for the past couple years – ‘Kelvin Floodlight’ (we’ll say, ‘KFL’ for short). KFL is one of those dahlias that seems to be readily available most places online, and I’m pretty sure that I’ve even seen it being sold in my local supermarket at one point or…